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Lenovo ThinkCentre 2110 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general. A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. A graphics card computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Main clues the video graphics card will need replacing
- Your display depicts lines
- The desktop freezes when starting a game
- The display does not come on as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card fails to install fully
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